LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 912, 3 September 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mcssrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. report having held their fortnightly sale at liketaluina on Friday. The. report, states:— Owing to very rough w&athor we had only a fair yarding of sheep, which all sold well under the hammer. Tho cattlo pens wero well filled, but consisted chielly of dairy stock, and we found old dairy cows and heifers in. backward condition hard to Quit. We ouote:—Sheep: Iloggets, from 10b. 2d. to 12b. 7d.; f.m. ewes, in lamb, 6s. 6d., 6s. 10d. -to 75.. Oa'ttle: Two-year steers, £3 17s. 6d. to £4 55.; empty heifers, £2-17s. 6d., £3 10s. to £3 155.; springing heifers, £4 155., £5, £5 7s. 6d.. to £5 155.; dairy cows (poor sorts), £4 10s. to.£s Bs. 6d.; cows and calves, £2 17s. 6d. to £3 ss. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited (Palinerston North) state:—Wo have to,report having held a special hogget sale on account of Messrs. D. and T. M'Lean, at Jlarton, on Thursday. A total yarding of 7600 was offered, and every lino met with' very keen competition.; Buyers were present from north to Stratford, and a South Island buyer was a purchaser, up to 1000 ■mixed hoggets; Quotations:-Cull hoggets, Bs. 2d. to 10s.; small hoggets, 10s. to Us. Id.; wether hoggets (medium), 12s. to- 13s. 3d.; good wether hoggets, to 15s. 10d.; medium owe. hoggots, 135..2 d. to ■Mβ.} Rood, ewe hoggets; 15s. lOtl., -16s. Id., 16s. sd. to 16s. 6d..'At our usual weekly sale at Palmerston North on Thursday we had a small yarding of. sheep and cat.tle. Quotations: —Ewes and : lambs. 225.'3d.; -. backward heifers in. calf, £3 165.; dairy cows, late culvers, £3 15s: to £4 12a. 6d.; early calvers, to £6; 'backward store cows, £3 10s.; fat heifers, £6 9s. 6d.; bulls, £2 7s. 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency -€0., Ltd. (Feilding- branch),- report for. the week ending : September 3, as follows:—At Apiti, on, Tuesday, a very small' yarding, of stock came forward, which sold well at .the following rates:—Wether hoggets, lls.; mixed hoggets, 12s. 9d.; ewe hoggets, . 13s. 9d.; fat ewes, 145.; empty cows, £3.-55.; ■'springing..heifers £4 65.; heifers in calf, .£5 10s.; heifers at drop, £6 to £7; mixed weaners, £2 45.; springing cows, £7 125..: to £7 135.; pigs, £2 19s. to £3-2s. 6d.; sundries-'at late rates. .At Feilding on, Friday wo had a moderator entry: of both sheop'and cattle. Bidding forehoep was particularly brisk,, and all lines.sold 'well'at- pnees in favour ofvendore, every, pen selling under ■ the hamnier> Cattle also, sold well, and nothing was.turned out unsold. Wo nuotc:—Forward ;OWO3, 12s. to 21s. 6d.; fat "ewes," 17s. to . 18s: 9d.; fat' ■wethers,. 2fe.; small mixed hoggets, 12Si Id.; wether hoggets, 14s. 5d.; cows.in calf, £4,t0 £5; springing cows, £6-,25. 6d. to. £B;'6tore cows, £2 10s. to £3- 135.; 'empty heifers, £3 ss.' to ■£3 7s. 6d.; cow and'calf, £3 17s. 6d.; yearling: bull, ; £3.■:■'::: ' '; .Mr.: Newton King's weekly stock report is as follows:—On Thursday ■ last I, : held a clearihg;sale ,at Oaonui;on account of Jlr. J. Long. 'There ; was a large attendance of ■ buyers,-and bidding was , brisk, and ,good prices were realised.' Early calvers'made £8 to £12155.; later d 0.,-£5 10s. to £7 155.;, ; very 'late..arid empty, £4-55.: to £4 10s.;. 18-: months heifers, £4 3s. 6d.;. yearling heifers,' £2Vl7s. -6d..:10 >£Z Ss;. trap mare. £17 55.; sow. and ; Utter, -£6 r 7s. 6d.; furniture 1 and sundries sold well. On-Friday I held ..a clearing sale; at. Tataraiuaka ,on account , of Hr.i.W. 'Woodman.. '.There, was J a fair attendance, but the'Cowß-',being"'6n the aged: side; prices were not up to; late'-market rates. Early calvers made £3 ss. 'to £3.65,;, very late'arid : empty, £3 iOs. to'£s; halfdraught gelding, £35;: half-draught mares,' £34'.t0;;£35 10s.;. springing , heifers; £6- 15s; to £6 iss.'; .dray,- £6; hay rake,- £6..plough. £3 ,155.;. mower;,, ! £s 65.; sundries sold'..at usual rates.:' On 'Saturday at the Ilaymarket thcrewas'only a small yardiiiK of pigs, but good -prices- ivere realised.;; Weanors : made.Js.-. : to Bs;:6d.; -.small stores,-. 10s.- to. '145.; : porkers, '24s'. to 37e. :6d. On: Monday: at Stratford I held: a clearing s'alo on account of-3fr.-F.- J.' Wilmhirst, when early calvers made £6. to £9;,: litter do., £3 to £5 155.; yearling:.; heifers,- :■ £2 >4s. to £2 14s. 6d.; springing' heifers, '£7 10s.: colt, £23; gig,' £11;'. sow, £3 10s.; store pigs, 14s. 6d.; sundries sold': as usual. .On the', same .day I held a ; clearing sale at Burford Eoad on account of Mr. James MaeDonald. There was a-',good: attendance, but the; cows were in. poor condition; and prices wore as fol-. low:—Early:oalyers,'£6,ss..to.£6; later do., £3 10s. to' £5-Ss.; springing heifers, £4 10s. to £5 2s. 6d.;' mare, £24;' hay rako, £6105.; mower, £11; chain harrows, £2 155.;. sun-, dries realised usual ratesi a At' Eahotu- ; oh' Tuesday there ; was a good-yarding.: Mixed .yearlings 'made 395.;: yearling steers, £3 95. : ; 18-month steers, £3 10s.; empty heifers,' £3-'48.-\to £5 175.; store cows-: £3 Iβ: to-£3-135.-,.fat cows,.iEs:l7s.- 6d.>; springing. heifore, £5 2s. 6d. to £5 10s.V dairy.eows, -£415?;; to £6.. At.the ?anie s.nle-J ,spldvMr..H. Stone's dairy,,competition-for.whioli , was keen', and' good;prices, were! realised.- Co'wb 'close'up, maae£7 to £9. 15a.; later' do.,- £4 sa;'.ito £615s. On Wednesday , I' hold .a clearing snlo at Albert -lload on account of Mr. W. P.! Brown.'There: was a ' good attendance .of buyers',- and, taking into '-consideration- the very .low '• condition of the. cattle, good prices : were realised. > Early calvers niade. £6: to £6 ss.;:latcr;do;; '£4 to £5 15b.; empty do., £2 to £3,105.;'56w arid litter,' £3 7b. 6d. to £3 12s. 6d'.;. halfbrsid Angora goats,-' 265. to ?-75.;. ordinary' goats,'• 15s.V .'plough, £4; dray, £11 10s.; sundries' as usual. .- ' ...